Exam 55: Complications of Pregnancy

A client is receiving magnesium sulfate for HELLP syndrome.The nursing interventions for this client should include which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

When a client undergoing treatment for severe preeclampsia complains of epigastric pain,the nurse should notify her health care provider immediately because the client is:

When a client is being treated with magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia,which of these drugs must be kept in a syringe at the client's bedside ready for administration if signs of magnesium toxicity are noted?

The contraction stress test (CST)is MOST often performed on the pregnant client who has:

A 17-year-old primigravida client is admitted to the hospital at 15 weeks' gestation with a diagnosis of hyperemesis gravidarum.The nurse should recognize that this condition can have which of these consequences?

A high-risk client in labor is having electronic fetal monitoring (EFM).Which of these interpretations should the nurse recognize as normal,requiring no intervention?

The nurse contrasts the use of ultrasound and four-dimensional ultrasound for the client by identifying that four-dimensional ultrasound does which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

A pregnant client is admitted at 36 weeks' gestation with documented uterine contractions,ruptured membranes,and a 5-centimeter cervical dilation.The nurse should anticipate the health care provider will:

An 18-year-old primigravida's baseline blood pressure is 90/60.At her 24 weeks' gestation visit,her blood pressure is 100/70 and the next day the reading is 120/75.The nurse should recognize the client has developed which of these conditions?

A new client is admitted with vaginal bleeding and cramping at 12 weeks' gestation.A vaginal examination reveals her cervix is partially dilated.The client appears to be experiencing which type of spontaneous abortion?